@@robintaylor485 Yes given name Robin, according to his obit. I was quite sure, not 100%.. now I am so thx for asking. Apparently my earlier reply was deleted because it had a hyperlink in it.
I actually just saw Bachman with a pick up band. He has Mick Della Vee on bass and vocal. He (Mick) not only nails Turner’s voice on this song, but also nailed Cumming’s voice on These Eyes and Laughing!!
Randy's guitar solo in the bridge is a work of art. Not very many songs released for pop radio dedicated so much time for a lengthy solo like that, but it was just too good to shorten down. Many kids, like myself, learned how to air guitar from this record. 🎸
Randy Bachman Is a musical genius. He's playing that cool jingle jangle disco style rhythm & slams that Strat into OVERDRIVE for the BADDEST HOTTEST SOLO🎸🔥KUDOS Mr Bachman👉🍺🍕🎸BTO Gets me up in the morning to the Alarm Clocks warning👍🤠🌵⏰️Take the 8:15 into the City✌️😁🍺
There was a story about Randy’s guitar 🎸 that was stolen from him. And he ended up finding it something like 40 years later, it was found in Japan, and he got it back somehow.😂 Brings me so many memories myself ❤💞❤️
@canamrider07 😅😅 That's pretty funny but 8-tracks never got stuck. The analog tape may have gotton wound around the capstan but in the end they never got "stuck".
In memory of Rob Bachman, who kept the beat going and became part of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s success. “Roll On Down The Highway” remains my all-time favorite BTO song.
Man, that guy may not have been the most complex player but his playing blended seamlessly into the songs. Kind've like Ringo. RIP Robbie, you're already missed.
Saw CCR right after the release of BC, sat on the first row of the floor of a gym with him standing right in front of me and he played and sang BC as if straight from the LP. Don’t forget John Kay. His growl wa unique.
I saw BTO in 1975 at the Ottawa Civic center. I was 14. It was my second concert the Beach Boys were my first the year before. Say Bowie in Montreal in February 1976. And saw many more Dylan and Clapton in 1978 ELO in 1977 J Giels Band. Santana The Who in 1980 and the Stones 6 times The Eagles and so many more I can’t even begin I used to go to about 3 or 4 concerts a year plus lots of small shows. Levon Helm Mick Taylor Buddy Guy The Police cheers from Montreal
This hit when I was a junior in high school. I remember blasting this over the radio listening to CKLW. One of my all-time favorites of the 70s. I was disappointed this didn't chart higher (it peaked at #14 on the Hot 100).
@@jasonferguson6753CKLW was the station of choice for me and my classmates here in North Central Ohio during the early-mid 70s. Fun fact: Despite being located in and licensed by Canada, it ran neck and neck with WLS in Chicago for the #2 radio station in the U.S. in the late 60s and first half of the 70s.
Man I played this like mad . I was just a kid . My brother - in - law had a 66 Chevrolet with a 8 track tape player and BTO. Not Fragile “. He let me play this until I ran his car battery down . Memories .
@@bapete5159 Yes you're right. Only HE knows who has put their trust in His Son. John 3:18. We ain't gonna make it via our good works. Take care and God Bless.
I'm not arguing they're not great but... with bands such as Heart, April Wine, Triumph, The Guess Who (which is the band Randy came from) and of course Rush, the argument can be made that there are a lot of great acts and its difficult to qualify the greatest because they're all different genres. Peace out.
@Savatage1964 That's absolutely true, but I don't think Heart are Canadian, I'm going on how. Consistent they were, for example "Not Fragile" had no stinkers, (BTO had a few of those), also what I said is just one man's opinion.
@jasonferguson6753 Appreciate your position. Thanks for replying. 👍 EDIT: Also seems to be confusion about Heart after further inspection. Some sources say Seattle, others Vancouver so...I dunno.
I've posted many time about BTO not being very big here in England but to me they are phenomenal. One of my favourite bands. I don't know why they didn't hit the spot here . Awesome. Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
Great! Check out another Canadian band called TROOPER:: "We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)", "The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car", "General Hand Grenade", "Janine", "Two for the Show", "Oh, Pretty Lady”, and "Santa Maria".
My greatest part of my past was my generations metal and rock that had far more awesome bands that I could remember so clear. This 62 year old banger will always keep his hairs length and his powerful music that keeps me going stronger with each year.
That song reminds me of cruising around in my buddy's 69 396-375 hp Chevelle SS looking for street races in the Rubber City. Lots of muscle cars on the main drags and the song fit the times! This is probably one of my favorites from the band. 'Ain't Seen Nothin Yet' was peaking on the AM stations when I got my first car, a 66 Chevelle Malibu sport coupe! We were lucky to have lived in such an era.
Of all the songs I recall, cranking this one in my car 🚙 flying down the highway listening to CJAY 92.1fm ~ one of the greatest summers ~ I’ll never, ever forget.😍❤️☀️⛅️ ❤
Saw them with Van Halen in the late eighties. They were so heavy, larger than life. Their instruments looked like toothpicks. It was visually off putting and then they started playing and it was like a carbon copy of their music. EPIC. So glad to have been born in 69 and yet I got to see them live while they were still around and killing it live. Thanks BTO
The fur coat just ADDS another level to the BEASTLY VOCALS ! I did see them live once . My memory is a little " fogged " , but I swear it was at The Fillmore East . The air was ALWAYS THICK there ! However , the Fillmore may have been closed BEFORE they toured . If anyone can fill that in , it was definitely in NYC .
I am soon to be 66 and though I loved all the music Randy Bachman made I never knew that Fred Tuner was the grit and growl in B.T.O it is amazing and at 80 his voice was like thunder I love Randy Bachman but wow I guess it is true you are never too old to learn something new.
I still fondly remember the moment while driving with my Dad down the length of the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway in Ontario in May 1975 when this song came over the car radio. One of the great road anthems.
I love ❤️ this music 🎶 🎵, the 70's were the best of times,the songs 🎵 ❤️ just moved you.They were apart of your youth and brought special memories and good times 🎉🎉
Such a great song and such a great band. Heard it many a time on WLS-Chicago during my 70s childhood. Thanks for posting. It is so easy for great songs to get lost in the shuffle. I haven't heard this one in quite some time. Glad for it to be back on my radar.
I live at the border of Kentucky and Tennessee and WLS was our go to radio station of a night when we could pick it up..............John Records Landecker....Was a great time..
Bachman --- Turner Overdrive ( the 1970's decade's line --- up or band mates or band members ) : the legendary Randy Bachman --- Chief lead guitarist,background vocals and lead vocals the amazing Blair Thornton --- rhythm guitar,background vocals and and also lead guitar the gifted Fred Turner --- lead vocals,background vocals and bass guitar the incredible Rob or Robby Bachman --- drums and percussion
2024- Fred Turners THUNDEROUS Vocals & Randy Bachmans Never Ending guitar Licks are INSANE!..The ENTIRE TRACK is the Epitome Of A HARDCORE 70's BANGER!!✌️
I had a friend who grew up in England and I asked him if he heard of BTO there and he said " oh ya, they were big. We thought they were a bunch of big lumberjacks playing rock". I guess a bit of Canadian stereotyping there ha ha.
We were too poor in my younger years to buy albums, so radio was the only access to music and you only heard the hits and A LOT of commercials. Radio never really announced who you were listening to. I am amazed at how many songs I listened to on the radio were from BTO.
There will NEVER be another generation like the 70-80's!! Our generations music will always rule the world ☝️! 🎶🎵🥁🎸🤘👍👏👏
you are mighty right sir !!! whos the other rythm guitar man i cant remember ???
is Blair Thornton@@FrankChesser
Perfectly said !
Amen brother
True. It was a time With true happiness....
Rest in peace, Robin Bachman --- February 18, 1953 - January 12, 2023 😥🥁💔
@@ranchlife8128, those guys were definitely motivators of a large part of the antics I got into as a wild eyed kid.;)
I didn't know , very sad , starting to see all my teenage idols pass away one by one 😢
Is the real name Robin
@@robintaylor485 Yes given name Robin, according to his obit. I was quite sure, not 100%.. now I am so thx for asking. Apparently my earlier reply was deleted because it had a hyperlink in it.
Always wondered what he was doing with that drumstick high in the air. Guess I’ll never find out. 😢
Love Fred Turners vocals. no one sounds like him.
He looks like a yeti with that big fur collar 😁 good old rock and roll.
Your so right!!
I didn't know his Rickenbacker was a single pickup
@todisom7141
😅🤭
I actually just saw Bachman with a pick up band. He has Mick Della Vee on bass and vocal. He (Mick) not only nails Turner’s voice on this song, but also nailed Cumming’s voice on These Eyes and Laughing!!
Boy oh boy did those lads make them guitars sing! 🎸🎸🥁🥁🎸🎸🥁🥁🎸🎸🥁🥁
My favorite rock band - two vikings leading the band and all rock and roll - unforgettable!
Vikings ?? hilarious, they are Winnipeg Canadians 🙂
Fred Turner could have played Hagar the Horrible.
Viking ancestry, clearly@@jackbeam56
"VIKINGS"...
How APPROPRIATE!
YES, they reminded me of Tough Characters that were going to Champion and Fix the World's MESS!!!
😂 ❤
Te mmste
Randy's guitar solo in the bridge is a work of art. Not very many songs released for pop radio dedicated so much time for a lengthy solo like that, but it was just too good to shorten down. Many kids, like myself, learned how to air guitar from this record. 🎸
robbie's sycnopated fills are perfect for it too. I always loved this song.
A Solo for the Ages!!One of the Greatest Guitar Solos ever
Randy Bachman Is a musical genius. He's playing that cool jingle jangle disco style rhythm & slams that Strat into OVERDRIVE for the BADDEST HOTTEST SOLO🎸🔥KUDOS Mr Bachman👉🍺🍕🎸BTO Gets me up in the morning to the Alarm Clocks warning👍🤠🌵⏰️Take the 8:15 into the City✌️😁🍺
There was a story about Randy’s guitar 🎸 that was stolen from him. And he ended up finding it something like 40 years later, it was found in Japan, and he got it back somehow.😂
Brings me so many memories myself ❤💞❤️
FREEBIRD🎶👌
Badass Canadian rockers we love them dearly down in Tampa
Raise your hand if you bought BTO's Greatest Hits back in the day.... on 8-Track!!!!
*Yes...I did*
It’s still stuck in the player.
@canamrider07 😅😅 That's pretty funny but 8-tracks never got stuck. The analog tape may have gotton wound around the capstan but in the end they never got "stuck".
Still have it - on cassette !
On CD in the 90s.
Yes I did , and I have the cd
In memory of Rob Bachman, who kept the beat going and became part of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s success. “Roll On Down The Highway” remains my all-time favorite BTO song.
Mine, too!
Man, that guy may not have been the most complex player but his playing blended seamlessly into the songs. Kind've like Ringo. RIP Robbie, you're already missed.
Rock n Roll doesn't get any better than this!!
Fred Turner had the greatest growl since John Fogerty!
'Fred'? I prefer 'CF' - sounds more like a train.
Saw CCR right after the release of BC, sat on the first row of the floor of a gym with him standing right in front of me and he played and sang BC as if straight from the LP. Don’t forget John Kay. His growl wa unique.
I saw BTO in 1975 at the Ottawa Civic center. I was 14. It was my second concert the Beach Boys were my first the year before. Say Bowie in Montreal in February 1976. And saw many more Dylan and Clapton in 1978 ELO in 1977 J Giels Band. Santana The Who in 1980 and the Stones 6 times The Eagles and so many more I can’t even begin I used to go to about 3 or 4 concerts a year plus lots of small shows. Levon Helm Mick Taylor Buddy Guy The Police cheers from Montreal
This hit when I was a junior in high school. I remember blasting this over the radio listening to CKLW. One of my all-time favorites of the 70s. I was disappointed this didn't chart higher (it peaked at #14 on the Hot 100).
CKLW....weather, on the AM dial, O buddy, you just put me on a time warp, another lifetime, another World, with my solid state transistor.
@@jasonferguson6753CKLW was the station of choice for me and my classmates here in North Central Ohio during the early-mid 70s. Fun fact: Despite being located in and licensed by Canada, it ran neck and neck with WLS in Chicago for the #2 radio station in the U.S. in the late 60s and first half of the 70s.
This song brings tears to my eyes!! So beautifully written and arranged! And such amazing raw power and energy!
Me too Mike. These were the best of my years :(
One of the most underappreciated gutar solos in rock history.
Definitely
I love it too but would have loved it more with some distortion pedal.
Awesome drummer❤
RIP Robbie Bachman.
Song of my youth
Man I played this like mad . I was just a kid . My brother - in - law had a 66 Chevrolet with a 8 track tape player and BTO. Not Fragile “. He let me play this until I ran his car battery down . Memories .
Arguably the greatest rock and roll song of all time! Just unbelievable!
Right up there with Rock and Roll Parts 1 & 2
RIP Robbie Bachman. You just joined a long list of drummers in Rock and Roll Heaven.
Great to hear that Robbie and the other drummers up there all put their trust in Christ. 1 Tim. 2:5
He's not on that list. He's way above
There was not a better friend in the world to have than Robbie Bachman.
@@3qdxAmen.....will they all be there...only God Knows....👍🇬🇧🤓
@@bapete5159 Yes you're right. Only HE knows who has put their trust in His Son. John 3:18. We ain't gonna make it via our good works. Take care and God Bless.
Thank God we have this music video
I love driving down the highway blasting this great tune, a true road song, thanks for posting this gem!!
I had a set of Mind blowers in my Pinto. I'd be bouncing off the windows😊😊😊
Man did I love this song when it was released !!!!
Canada's greatest band, don't care what nobody says, got a absolute Viking on vocals.
I dint kno they were a Canadian band. Thanks for sharing that 👍
I'm not arguing they're not great but... with bands such as Heart, April Wine, Triumph, The Guess Who (which is the band Randy came from) and of course Rush, the argument can be made that there are a lot of great acts and its difficult to qualify the greatest because they're all different genres.
Peace out.
@Savatage1964 That's absolutely true, but I don't think Heart are Canadian, I'm going on how. Consistent they were, for example "Not Fragile" had no stinkers, (BTO had a few of those), also what I said is just one man's opinion.
@jasonferguson6753 Appreciate your position. Thanks for replying. 👍
EDIT: Also seems to be confusion about Heart after further inspection.
Some sources say Seattle, others Vancouver so...I dunno.
Not just any Viking, but a true Berserker!
The music industry won`t allow timeless songs like this one to be made anymore.
They were a great sounding band and produced some excellent tunes.
great memories back in the 70's......rock n roll! fun times
These boys are a staple on classic rock stations and playlists for good reason. 🎸
Still, one of the greatest Rock and Roll bands of all time.
Proto Metal Bands
Never got the respect they deserved. Best Canadian rockers ever !!
😂
The greatest. #1
I love the vocalists outfit. That`s exactly how i imagine a canadian man who can survive without problems an arctic winter in the wilderness.
I love their outfits! ❤ Canadian coyote!
Awesome awesome tune 🎶🤘
Petal to the medal ⭐️❤️
The 70's....Greatest decade for Rock....Hands Down....!
No doubt !
agree...
it was awesome
When men were men.
@@MAXIMUSMINIMALISTStop whining please; it’s not very manly
70’s Aerosmith, Nazareth, Early Heart, BTO, Ted Nugent, and of course Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple. That was my early teen years!
' Un gran grupo ' . Un saludo a la distancia .
My favorite song from that year, 1975, the year I graduated.
If there was ever a man's band, brother, you're looking at them!
My favorite BTO song!
One of my all time favorite songs. As a retired truck driver this song speaks to me.
What a fantastic guitar solo!
got to see them in concert several times in the 70s. cant go back to that time but the memories will do...
Lucky you!
Blessed to be born and then raised on this kinda music❤
I've posted many time about BTO not being very big here in England but to me they are phenomenal. One of my favourite bands. I don't know why they didn't hit the spot here . Awesome. Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
Great! Check out another Canadian band called TROOPER:: "We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)", "The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car", "General Hand Grenade", "Janine", "Two for the Show", "Oh, Pretty Lady”, and "Santa Maria".
@@royjohnson465 thank you. I will look them up
Love to hear this band made made waves 🌊 from across the big pond! ❤
Trooper was so good too! 💞🤘🎸
Canadian rock at its best!
Such an underrated band. Great rock songs, this being one of them...
no kidding..
top ten
Who underrated them?
2:12
That “word” again…😛
When this was blasting in the car it was difficult to obey the speed limit!!
I got my first ticket rocking to this song. In high school, driving my '69 Olds 442 four speed. Oh yeah!
My greatest part of my past was my generations metal and rock
that had far more awesome bands that I could remember so clear.
This 62 year old banger will always keep his hairs length
and his powerful music that keeps me going stronger with each year.
This album dropped when I was a senior in high school. Good times 😊
I'm 45 from Canada and raised on this stuff
Best band in the history of music. Period.
That song reminds me of cruising around in my buddy's 69 396-375 hp Chevelle SS looking for street races in the Rubber City. Lots of muscle cars on the main drags and the song fit the times! This is probably one of my favorites from the band. 'Ain't Seen Nothin Yet' was peaking on the AM stations when I got my first car, a 66 Chevelle Malibu sport coupe! We were lucky to have lived in such an era.
Got 3 speeding tickets in 2 weeks while this was on the radio.
Of all the songs I recall, cranking this one in my car 🚙 flying down the highway listening to CJAY 92.1fm ~ one of the greatest summers ~ I’ll never, ever forget.😍❤️☀️⛅️ ❤
I had the greatest experience seeing them in concert twice! Flint Michigan 73/75
Fred Turner looking like a grizzly bear.
He’s wearing a blonde colored grizzly bears fur on his coats collar. For sure he does!
Such great memories. They don't have musicians or music like this anymore. So sad!
Music was so much better back then
Saw them with Van Halen in the late eighties. They were so heavy, larger than life. Their instruments looked like toothpicks. It was visually off putting and then they started playing and it was like a carbon copy of their music. EPIC. So glad to have been born in 69 and yet I got to see them live while they were still around and killing it live. Thanks BTO
BTO always reminded me of a Bacon lettuce tomato sandwich. Their music is almost good enough to eat...every day. ❤❤❤
That's right out generation of music was bomb! Glade I was part of it❤
We all wanted to break out and make our way, ❤and BTO was an inspiration for us.
Im heading to MN from TN tomorrow morning 1st song on the radio!!
There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with this song. A perfect Rock anthem. ❤❤❤
Randy good lead guitar player BTO 😊
Yes band rock music
Such an underrated song and underrated rocking band
❤ from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 these guys still rock world wide in September 2024 ❤
The fur coat just ADDS another level to the BEASTLY VOCALS ! I did see them live once . My memory is a little " fogged " , but I swear it was at The Fillmore East . The air was ALWAYS THICK there ! However , the Fillmore may have been closed BEFORE they toured . If anyone can fill that in , it was definitely in NYC .
I saw them at Hammersmith Odeon in 1975 and Thin Lizzy were the support group.
What a night grin 😁 👍
I am soon to be 66 and though I loved all the music Randy Bachman made I never knew that Fred Tuner was the grit and growl in B.T.O it is amazing and at 80 his voice was like thunder I love Randy Bachman but wow I guess it is true you are never too old to learn something new.
Ive been a fan now for over 45 years and I'm still listening to them. 'Rock is my life ( and this is my song )' is just perfection. BTO Forever!
Still ROCKS!
This is what good music sounds like
Favorite BTO song.
RIP Robbie Bachman. You will be a great drummer in heaven!!!!
I was a freshman in hs when this hit. Truly the best era of music.
Saw them when I was a senior in '77 !
Loved BTO, grew up with them, down here in Australia.
Love this band!
they need to be in the rock n roll hall of fame.
What a great rock 'n roll voice.
2024. I will always crank this to 11.
Me too! Love it! 😂
Still not loud enough!
I still fondly remember the moment while driving with my Dad down the length of the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway in Ontario in May 1975 when this song came over the car radio. One of the great road anthems.
Love that song being a truck driver for 32 year's .
Lotta good "truckin" songs, and this one has got to be #1 !!
Ditto, since 1991
Oh he ain't resting, if he made it to Heaven, GOD has him busy, what an awesome voice !!!!!!
Never was and never will be another bridge like the 3rd set, I could listen over and over again
Blair Thornton brought this band to another level. Excellent rhythm playing...
He sure did! And Blair’s mighty easy on this ladies eyes, so handsome😍🤩🥳
This is a great road tune when cruisin down the freeway on your Harley! I just loved rockin the ride to this song!
This song gives me the chills at 120 miles per hour...
It's very soothing at 168
I love ❤️ this music 🎶 🎵, the 70's were the best of times,the songs 🎵 ❤️ just moved you.They were apart of your youth and brought special memories and good times 🎉🎉
Such a great song and such a great band. Heard it many a time on WLS-Chicago during my 70s childhood. Thanks for posting. It is so easy for great songs to get lost in the shuffle. I haven't heard this one in quite some time. Glad for it to be back on my radar.
I live at the border of Kentucky and Tennessee and WLS was our go to radio station of a night when we could pick it up..............John Records Landecker....Was a great time..
Heck yeah .wolf man Jack and Larry Lujac! Animal stories to..
I was north of you by Lake Geneva, Wi. WLS with Larry LoJack & Snotnose Tommy were the BEST!!!
Lujack....
And little Tommy
Awesome tune. Brings me back as a child in elementary school. Rock n roll at its finest. 😎 🤟🤟
Brilliant guitars fantastic singers with brilliant lyrics and fantastic vocals 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Bachman --- Turner Overdrive ( the 1970's decade's line --- up or band mates or band members ) : the legendary Randy Bachman --- Chief lead guitarist,background vocals and lead vocals the amazing Blair Thornton --- rhythm guitar,background vocals and and also lead guitar the gifted Fred Turner --- lead vocals,background vocals and bass guitar the incredible Rob or Robby Bachman --- drums and percussion
You forgot the guy in the band who’s last name was Overdrive 🤣🤣😂😂!
@@royjohnson465 And just to let you know a,And Overdrive is their band's name and not a last name,@royjohnson465!!!
@@royjohnson465 And just to let you know,And Overdrive is the name of their band and not their band member's last name,@royjohnson465!!!
2024- Fred Turners THUNDEROUS Vocals & Randy Bachmans Never Ending guitar Licks are INSANE!..The ENTIRE TRACK is the Epitome Of A HARDCORE 70's BANGER!!✌️
They were in a class all by themselves. There is nothing like that sweet ABBA sound from 1975.
Happy New Year 2025! 🎊
Listen to that Full Grown voice!!
Another sad loss in the music world. Rest In peace Robbie. Gone way too soon 🥁
This brings back memories of my childhood, still sounds amazing. Thank you BTO
Love the way Big Red just comes out of no where and starts belting it out
1'55'' The most beautiful solo of all time
Randy the master of the guitar , i remember watching a video of him playing the guitar with a drum stick , the guy can sure bend them strings .
The only problem with this song is it’s about 3 hours too short.
You got that right brother!!
This video and Chicago in Tanglewood w/ Terry Kath just crushing 25 or 6 to 4
@@jamesmcdermott1808 just watched that video. Never heard of that guy before. Pretty insane. He can solo forever. He’s Probably still going right now.
😮
Good One!
Hand down the best BTO song
I've been hearing this song for 50 years. So interesting to see what these guys finally look like 😂😆🤪🧔♀️
Fred Turner is gifted with a fab Rock and Roll voice and fab Randy Bachman on guitar!
エアロスを前座に従えて ツアーやってたんだから、凄い!
Lord, that Randy sure could play ! 🙏🏻❤️🎸
I had a friend who grew up in England and I asked him if he heard of BTO there and he said " oh ya, they were big. We thought they were a bunch of big lumberjacks playing rock". I guess a bit of Canadian stereotyping there ha ha.
I love how the rhythm guitar gives randy plenty of time to open up and release his unique guitar skills,great clean chops.
We were too poor in my younger years to buy albums, so radio was the only access to music and you only heard the hits and A LOT of commercials. Radio never really announced who you were listening to. I am amazed at how many songs I listened to on the radio were from BTO.